District Communications Director Ellen Ondrey on Tuesday briefed area media outlets on the events. The briefing was held at the Center for Families and Children in Cleveland.

Scheduled events include a press conference Friday at the Geauga County Library Administration Center, a commemorative concert at St. Mary Church in Chardon on Feb. 26 and a full slate of events on Feb. 27 taking place at the high school and on Chardon Square.

Media coverage of the events on Feb. 26 and Feb. 27 will be limited.

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Ondrey said school officials are concerned that unfettered media coverage might be unsettling to students and Chardon residents still coming to terms with the school shooting.

The three students who died from wounds incurred when accused shooter Thomas Lane III allegedly fired 10 shots inside the school were Demetrius Hewlin, Russell King Jr. and Daniel Parmertor. Students seriously wounded were Nickolas Walczak and Joy Rickers.

Events tied to the one-year remembrance will unfold against the backdrop of Lane's legal proceedings in Geauga County Common Please Court.

A conference is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 26 on a motion to set a trial date. Lane, also known as "T.J.", has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the shooting.

Lane faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole on three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of attempted aggravated murder and one count of felonious assault. Each count carries a firearm specification.